Investigating the effect of using modern methods of construction on the performance of Construction Projects in Uganda.
Abstract
Completion of a project within the stipulated time frame is considered to be one of the critical
factors for project success. This is however impossible due to the delays that occur during the
construction process. Delays can be brought about by a number of factors during the construction
process. Because of this, delays in the construction industry continue to be one of its biggest
challenges that overall affect the time performance. There are a number of causes of delays in the
industry and a number of ways have been formulated to solve the delays depending on the cause
but still the delays still continue to surface in the projects. Most of the delays may impact the time
performance are construction based i.e. methods of construction that are being used in the industry.
By finding other building alternatives, we study them to see if there use in the industry would
affect the time performance of the projects. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of
using Modern Methods of Construction on the time performance of projects in Uganda. The study
indicated that using Modern Methods of Construction would be a possible solution but a lot of the
challenges that come with using it would become a hindrance to adopting it as a solution to
mitigating delays.
From the research carried out, it’s evident that some of the participants know the benefits of using
Modern Methods of Construction but do not know how Modern Methods of Construction can
exactly help mitigate delays hence improving the time performance on construction projects.
Furthermore, the research also shows that despite Modern Methods of Construction having many
benefits, people in the construction industry haven’t realized their full benefits.